Friday, August 31, 2012

Hello again! I had the day off and decided to get into my craft room after I did some house cleaning. I wanted to use a set that had not seen an ink pad yet...sad to say, but I have had it for at least 6 months and haven't even used it yet.

I used a set from PTI called Day Dreamer. I loved the different flower top options and sweet sentiments. I will be using this a few more times for sure. Can you see I used a little bit of glitter on the center of the flowers.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

WOW! It has been one long week at work for me. I had the day off and some time in my craft room today. I wanted to submit something for theGuest Designer sketch at MFT and I had ordered the new VIP kitand could not wait to use it.

I was looking back at a card I had made using one of my very first Pure Innocence girls last year and decided to use some of the same MME paper that I love so much along with Snow Cone and Natural cardstock. The dies that I used are mini tabs foursome, Notched Border, and Prima Donna petals. If you look closely you can see that I added some Stickles to the layers on her adorable costume. OH....I have to tell you....I ordered some of the new Hemp Cordin the MFT store. I LOVE it! It is a lot more sturdy than the Jute that I have used in the past and what I like most is that it does not look frayed.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

I had a little fun crafty time on Monday and made this sweet butterfly card. I am always in need of Birthday cards so that is what I went for first. When I sat down to create this card I knew I wanted to use some of my horribly neglected PTI dies. I ended up with a combination of PTI and MFT products. Although I will not be ordering from PTI anymore due to poor customer service and extremely delayed shipping, I will continue to use what I have spent my hard earned money on. I had pretty much abandoned all things PTI over the last couple months and have been having a crafty good time spending my money at MFT. I just ordered the VIP kit last night and I already received notification that it has been sent! Now that is what I call AMAZING customer service.

I used a pretty border die and tab from MFT and the sweet butterflies and doily are PTI. That amazing felt is also found in theMFT store along with the Natural colored cardstock that is my NEW favorite and the Blossom twine.

I played along with theSweet Stopsketch and there is a "spin" that you must include dies or punches. I am pretty sure I have that covered here. :)

Monday, August 20, 2012

Hi everyone! I am back again to share a card I made for the newest Flourishes Timeless Tuesday. This week Maki is our hostess and she is asking us to use an insect image and/or elements for your card/project.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

I can't believe that another week has gone by! The weather has cooled off a good bit and I am enjoying sitting outside each evening again. We have some new colors this week at CR84FN. Aqua, Tan, and Cream worked perfectly for a coworker's baby shower.

I used a bunch of MFT goodies. I could make a whole card out of just dies! I organised all my dies today and I have to say... I have a TON! Variety...gotta have it!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Hello again sweets! I have a darling card I made the other day to share with you. I ordered a bunch of new MFTgoodies from the new release and could not wait to use them and it paired together perfectly with my new 6x6 MME Happy Day paper pack. I am quickly becoming an addict to the MFT cardstock and felt...LOVE IT!

Monday, August 13, 2012

Hello sweets! I have been trying to get over this summer cold that I seem to have caught. I ended up with a sinus infection and had to get antibiotics. Then my poor boy has the same thing. Luckily I am starting to feel much better. I do have a card to share with you for the newest challenge at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday. This weekCindyis our hostess and she is asking us to use*Kraft* paper. I use it a good bit anyway so this was not a hard one for me. I did use it for the card base and mat layer.

I could not wait to pull out the newAutumn Blossoms set that was just released for August. It is part of the The Blossoms Collection, this beautiful array of autumn blossoms illustrated by Marcella Hawley features a bouquet, corner stamps, and pieces to create your own borders or frames. Add in a trio of all occasion sentiments and you have the perfect set to create cards for every day correspondence. Set measures 4 by 6" and is the perfect companion to sister setsHappily Ever After and Letters in Blossom If you like this set, you might also like ourSummer Blossomsset as well featuring summer florals.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Hello my sweet blog friends. Are you having a good weekend? It has finally cooled down here. I actually saw some 70's for highs on the forecast for the week. That is a little more like it! It is week 2 at CR84FN so you have a few more days to play along.

Here is a close up of the pretty rose that I created using the dies. I used 2 of each size flower and manipulated the leaves as need to make the rose. The sentiment label is popped up with dimensional adhesive on the blue label. Don't look too close, I stamped the sentiment a little crooked and that was even my second time around. I seriously think my eyeballs are crooked. All lettering is crooked that I attempt. Whether it is handwritten or stamped! LOL

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

During release week Flourishes has some fun Noon time challenges. This one is all about TEXTURE.HOW TO PLAY: This challenge is all about giving your card or creation a little texture! Add an embossed design? Share a little glitter? How about Crystal Effects or a few sanded edges? This challenge is all about those little extras that give a card POP! To be in the running, add a little texture and then link up your creation here on this post using the Inlinkz linky below! Load your card to SCS? Please use the keyword — FLLCAUGRW1. Just that simple and just that fun! You have until this Friday, August 10th at 5PM EST to enter!

Can you see that I added some Stickles glitter glue to the purple flowers in the middle? Also the lace would be texture as well as the ribbon.
I used the pretty new set calledGarden Picks:Freshly snipped from the garden, these herbs and florals are ready to be enjoyed. This set illustrated by Marcella Hawley features three different bouquets all designed to be set in an old fashioned mason jar for a down home feel. This 4" by 6" set also features two perfect all occasion sentiments as well.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Hello again! I am back to share a card I made for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday. It is my turn to host this week and I got to use one of my favorite sets calledWith Gratitude. Here are the details on this beautiful set:Coneflower and Bell Flower -- two beauties perfect for sending a note of gratitude. This set was released as an exclusive set for FLIP members and is now availble to the public after being in great demand! Illustrated beautifully by Marcella Hawley, this set measures 4 by 6" and offers not only 2 beautiful focal flowers but 6 sentiments and a script border.

I drew this sketch up on paper and then the fabulous Julie made a beautiful graphic out of it. I sure do need to learn how to do that. I had a lot of fun and would love to make more.

Check out his fabulous 123 Create kit. If you come here often you know that I lean more towards the pastel colors when possible. Here are the details about this kit:

Saturday, August 4, 2012

I am back again! Woohoo! I have a cute card to share with you today. I colored up this darling Pure Innocence girl for the newestCR84FNcolor challenge. My BFF's daughter spent the afternoon in my craft room while I made her. I showed her how to die cut and shared all my tips n tricks. LOL She sure was a quick study, and she wanted to know how to stitch on the paper and learn the coloring and cutting process. She will be 13 in a couple months and is already into scrapbooking. I told her she could come over anytime.:)

I took this close up so you could see her sparkly purple piggy bank! Too cute, hu? I finally colored a blonde girl, being a brunette I realized that I kept coloring my girls as such too. Sweet Jody was kind enough to share her hair color combos. I was clueless where to start since all I have been coloring for 2 years is flowers. Ha! It is nice to have a change/options. They are fun to color and pick out closes for...kinda like playing dress up with paper dolls, really.

I have a question for you. Is there anything that you want to see on my blog that I don't already show/share? Like more info on supplies or how I do something? More personal/ less personal stuff shared on my blog? I always enjoy your wonderful comments, but I am open to opinions.